Rick Perry supporters launch ad campaign criticizing D.C. dysfunction

Texas Gov. Rick Perry might not be a decided 2016 presidential candidate just yet, but he still has opinions about the way Washington operates, and he’s taking to the airwaves with them.

Americans for Economic Freedom, a conservative 501(c)4 nonprofit group tied to Perry, will begin airing ads featuring Perry talking about the work Republican governors have been doing behind the scenes while gridlock in Washington, D.C., continues.

The group will pay six figures for ads to run on Fox News, MSNBC and CNBC, according to Politico, and the ads aim to highlight the policy accomplishments of Republican governors, who hold the top seat in 30 states. The ads will air beginning on Tuesday, amid a stalemate environment in Washington, D.C., during the third week of a government shutdown and a looming debt ceiling crisis.

“Washington needs to change, but the president keeps playing politics,” Perry says in one of the ads. “Conservative leadership is putting people back to work, and families are building their futures. We need more of that and less of Washington.”

Perry’s announcement to not seek another term has opened up a gubernatorial race between Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott and state Sen. Wendy Davis. But Perry also has remained in the national spotlight campaigning and supporting other Republican governors and trying to recruit businesses to relocate to Texas.

Perry has touted his ability to bring jobs to Texas, an accomplishment he will be highlighting for all Republican governors in their own states for the ad campaign.